''Scopula butleri'' is a

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of the family Geometridae. It was described by

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in 1913. It is found in the north-eastern

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and

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.The Moths of Borneo
/ref> The habitat consists of lowland forests and lower montane forests. The length of the forewings is 7–8 mm.

Subspecies

*''Scopula butleri butleri'' (north-eastern Himalaya, Sumatra, China, Japan) *''Scopula butleri aequibrachiata'' Holloway, 1997 (Borneo)

References

Moths described in 1913 Moths of Asia butleri Taxa named by Louis Beethoven Prout {{Scopula-stub